May 2009 Marin Agricultural Land Trust NewsletterTake the Landscape Home 12th Annual Ranches & Rolling Hills Landscape Art Show & Sale Saturday & Sunday, May 16 & 17 For one weekend only, artists from Marin County and Santa Barbara's Oak Grouptransform the Druid's Hall in rural "downtown" Nicasio into a showcase of fine landscape art inspired by the farms and ranches protected by Marin Agricultural Land Trust conservation easements. Always outstanding, this year's collection of over 250 images promises to be truly exceptional, with fifty percent of all sales going to support MALT's work of preserving Marin County farmlands. Love fine local food and want to get the first chance to see and purchase the art? A few tickets are still available for ourpreview sale and artist reception on Saturday, May 16. Buy online now. Want to know more? We're blogging about the show, and we've posted audio interviews with some of the artists on our website, as well as online galleries of some of the 2009 a rt on ourwebsite and Facebook page. Ranches & Rolling Hills landscape art show & sale: Saturday, May 16, 2-5 P.M., Sunday, May 17, 10 A.M.-4 P.M Druid's Hall on the village square in Nicasio, CA. There is no admission charge at these times. Read more > Forward to a friend Christin Coy, Spring Lambs on the Poncia Ranch Oil on Panel, 6" x 16" Either You're in or You're in the Way Benefit & book party with filmmakers Logan & Noah MillerSaturday, May 30 As a benefit for MALT,Point Reyes Books presents West Marin's own Logan and Noah Miller live and in person at Toby's Feed Barn in Point Reyes Station, showing clips of their new film Touching Home and celebrating their new book, Either You're in or You're in the Way. Filmed extensively in West Marin and on farms and ranches protected by MALT, the film has already won awards at festivals around the country. Copies of the book will be for sale at the event, as well as oysters, hot dogs, Lagunitas Brewing Company Beer, and Straus Family Creamery ice cream. $10 adults (over 21, includes one beer), $5 (under 21).Read more and buy tickets > Buy a copy of the book, and your receipt gets you a free ticket to Bookstock 2009at At&T Park on Saturday, June 9. Forward to a friend